The breadth and depth of Yale’s excellence in the physical, natural, and applied sciences and engineering uniquely positions the university to lead innovative solutions that restore biodiversity and advance human health and well-being.
Facts and figures about biodiversity
Only half of global species protection targets set by the United Nations are on track to be achieved
Expanding just 5% of protected land worldwide could more than triple the protected range of species
The number of specimens and objects housed in the Yale Peabody Museum, opened in 1876 and free to the public.
The Frontiers Planet Prize–three prizes of $1 million every year–is awarded to research with the greatest potential to address the ecological crisis.
Yale community and ELTI’s network of environmental practitioners were empowered to come together to learn how to protect our most precious landscapes.
Traditional rodenticides have caused raptor decline and endangered species loss leading to proposed legislation banning their use.
In arid, resource-stressed regions, tree planting can ease multiple challenges at once.
Satellite imagery and AI may also help humans manage wildfires. Climate change is fueling wildfires of unprecedented intensity.
Restoring degraded land in the global tropics is a massive challenge, not least because many of these lands are under intense cultivation on small farms. Since 2006, Yale’s Environmental Leadership & Training Initiative (ELTI) has conducted multi-disciplinary training workshops in the Neotropics and in Southeast Asia in the skills needed to undertake such restoration.
Learn about exciting opportunities for the 2026-27 YPS Grant Program, and hear from current YPS grantees through lightning talks and posters.
Yale Schwarzman Center Presidents’ Room
9:30 am - 1:00 pm | October 10, 2025
From September 24 to 25, 2025, Yale @ Climate Week NYC will bring together thought leaders, activists, scholars, students, and innovators…
